Meaning: "report" means a written or official paper with facts.

Wrong options:

• repot: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "report". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• reporter: "reporter" has an extra "er" at the end. The speaker says "report".

Correct answer: related

Explanation: Listen for "tobacco related disease in". You need a describing word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "related" means connected to or caused by tobacco.

Wrong options:

• relaited: It adds an extra "i". Check the letters: "related". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• relation: "relation" is a close word, but it ends in "ion". The speaker says "related", which ends in "ed".

Correct answer: clever

Explanation: On the recording you hear "club of clever people". It comes before "people", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "clever" means smart or able to think quickly.

Wrong options:

• cleaver: This is a tool, not a describing word for people.

Correct answer: bit

Explanation: Listen again to "just a bit earlier". After "a" you need a small word for amount.

Meaning: "bit" means a small amount or short time.

Wrong options:

• bett: It has "e" where the word has "i" and it adds an extra "t". Check the letters: "bit". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• big: This gives the opposite meaning and does not fit the sentence.

Correct answer: denigrating

Explanation: Here you hear "example of denigrating the experts". You need a word that means putting others down.

Meaning: "denigrating" means saying bad things to make others look bad.

Wrong options:

• denigratting: It adds an extra "t". Check the letters: "denigrating". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• denial: "denial" is a close word, but it ends in "al". The speaker says "denigrating", which ends in "grating".

Correct answer: spent

Explanation: The speaker says "I have spent the last 25 years". You need the past action word that fits after "have".

Meaning: "spent" means used or gave time doing something.

Wrong options:

• spend: "spend" is a close word, but it ends in "d". The speaker says "spent", which ends in "t".
• spemt: It has "m" where the word has "n". The right spelling is "spent". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: incredible

Explanation: You hear "working with incredible teams of researchers". It comes before "teams", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "incredible" means very impressive or hard to believe in a good way.

Wrong options:

• incredable: It has "a" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "incredible". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• incredibly: "incredibly" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "incredible", which ends in "e".